In what way is energy usage in creating money a negative? e.g. If money took no energy to create, what would it be worth? What if you limited its effortless

In what way is energy usage in creating money a negative? e.g. If money took no energy to create, what would it be worth? What if you limited its effortless creation to just a few people? What do you think about the enormous energy usage (far more than bitcoin) in mining gold?